"God employs several translators some pieces are translated by age, some by sickness, some by war, some by justice."
-John Donne
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"As virtuous men pass mildly away, and whisper to their souls to go, whilst some of their sad friends do say, the breath goes now, and some say no."
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"I am two fools, I know, for loving, and for saying so in whining poetry."
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"Nature's great masterpiece, an elephant the only harmless great thing."
-John Donne
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"Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail."
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"More than kisses, letters mingle souls."
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"In my world, history comes down to language and art. No one cares much about what battles were fought, who won them and who lost them - unless there is a painting, a play, a song or a poem that speaks of the event."
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